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The Holland Tunnel: Did You Know?

Did you know that the Holland Tunnel was named after Clifford Milburn Holland, the chief engineer in charge of its design and construction? Holland was a brilliant young engineer who gave his life for the tunnel.

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BUILDING BIG: Databank: Holland Tunnel - PBS

Engineer Clifford Holland came up with a brilliantly simple solution: big fans. Inside four massive ventilation buildings on both ends of the tunnel are 84 powerful electric fans that draw fresh air into the tunnel and blow dirty air out.

How was the Holland Tunnel Built? - YouTube

Top 10 Secrets of the Lincoln Tunnel Connecting NYC and New ...

Opening to traffic for the first time in 1937, the Lincoln Tunnel connecting Weehawken, New Jersey to Midtown Manhattan was hailed as the next great engineering triumph. The New Deal's Public Work's Administration provided funds for its construction in 1934, fresh off the success of the ...

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History - Holland Tunnel - The Port Authority of NY & NJ

History. In 1920 the New Jersey Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission and the New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission appropriated funds and began construction on what was then referred to as the Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel.